Taking our “Here’s Why” from the paper to the blog. An explanation for why something is the way it is in the Air Force/military. “Quit being such a basket case.” “Keep it together, you’re being a basket case.” Whenever you’re having a moment where you just lose it, the phrase “basket case” is sure to follow. Surprisingly, its origin stems from the military, and was never intended to define a crazy moment. So where did it come from? According to Judy Parkinson, author of “Spilling the Beans on the Cat’s Pajamas,” the derogatory slang term normally used to describe a…
